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Bromelia (Bromel, a Swedish botanist). Bromeliaceae. Hothouse plants, grown for the stiff form and clusters of flowers.
 
Bromelia (Bromel, a Swedish botanist). Bromeliaceae. Hothouse plants, grown for the stiff form and clusters of flowers.
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About two dozen species of Trop. American herbs, with stiff, pineapple-like Lvs., and fls. in heads or panicles; corolla 3-parted; calyx of 3 ovate-oblong sepals. Differs from Billbergia and Ananas in technical characters, particularly in the deeper-cut calyx. Less popular as stove plants than Aechmea and Billbergia.  B. bracteata and B. macrodontes of trade-lists belong to Ananas. Culture as for Billbergia, which see. Monogr. by Mez, in De Candolle's Monogr. Phaner. 9.
 
About two dozen species of Trop. American herbs, with stiff, pineapple-like Lvs., and fls. in heads or panicles; corolla 3-parted; calyx of 3 ovate-oblong sepals. Differs from Billbergia and Ananas in technical characters, particularly in the deeper-cut calyx. Less popular as stove plants than Aechmea and Billbergia.  B. bracteata and B. macrodontes of trade-lists belong to Ananas. Culture as for Billbergia, which see. Monogr. by Mez, in De Candolle's Monogr. Phaner. 9.
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B. longifolia, Rudge-Streptocalyx. — B. tricolor, Sanders. Lvs. 1 ½-2 ft. long, 1 ½~2 in. wide, the wavy margins creamy yellow except at the rose-red base, the central portion a glossy green. G.C. III. 43:261.
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B. longifolia, Rudge-Streptocalyx. — B. tricolor, Sanders. Lvs. 1 ½-2 ft. long, 1 ½~2 in. wide, the wavy margins creamy yellow except at the rose-red base, the central portion a glossy green.
 
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;Genus:''Bromelia''
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==Cultivation==
;Familia:Bromeliaceae
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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== Species ==
 
== Species ==
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* ''[[Bromelia laciniosa]]''
 
* ''[[Bromelia laciniosa]]''
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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